Numbering-machine.



No. 81,124. PATBNTBD MAR. 13, 1996...

' f L. K. sGoTPoRD.

NUMBBRING. MACHINE. I ASPLIOATION FILED JULY 31, 1905 EMM i v attoznux ri :la

No. 815,124. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906. L. K.. SGOTPORD. NU-MBERING MACHINE. `APPLICATIH FILED JULY 31, 1905.

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PATENTED MAR. 1 3, 1906. l

L. K. SCOTPORD.

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` L. K. SGOTFORD@ NUMBERI-NG MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED ,JULY si, 1905.

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Louis ir.l scornonn, or cercano. ILLINOIS.

No. B-,1524.

Application nt .my c1, 1905. serial No. 272,635.

ful Im rovenients. in Numberin -MachineS,- 5 Y1 g of whic the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates to that class of numbering-machines which are automatic in,

theiraction and whichareusually made so lo that they may be set in order to permit an -op'erator toprint numbersl successively or to duplicate the numbers before the machine automatically changes Ithe units-wheel or to repeat by printing the samenumber x5 over and over again. The machine which is shown in the drawings accompanying this a plication is also arranged so that it may ige set to triplicate or print three numbers be- Vfore automatically changing, or it ma be set zo to quadruplicateor to print four num ers be fore changing. The machine isalso capable of 'furtherl enlargement in the direction just noted.

' One of the objects of my invention is to z5 provide a machine which is practically dust- `proof, and to thisend most of the'parts are Apractically inclcsed 'within what is almost a dust-proof case. ,1

Another object of my invention is to pro- 3o vide a machine whichmay be set by the operator in the easiest manner and practically mechanically.

A further object is to so construct the mav chine that the operating-handle will be given 3 5 avery slight movement, and therefore one in' y Whichpthe numbering-head is moved a short l distance and the inking-pad is moved just .sufficiently to clear the type on the numberin -Wheels l 4o urther objects will be hereinafter noted.

With the aforesaid objects in view I may.

say, without in `any way limiting myself to the partlcular machine illustrated in my drawings, that my invention consists in the lnumberingqnachine the preferable embodiment of which ishereinafter described and then definitely set forth by the claims at the end hereof.r l

- fj ,the accompanying drawings, which part of this applicationand which rep ;\I rv fent merely one of theways of lcarrying out f I invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ot the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation with the handle broken away and with one of the lsides-also brokenaway. Fig. 4 is a perspec- Numseaiiuewwiaoi-ume.

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- tive view of theinking device detached.I Fig;

5 is a perspective view ofthe barrel, its de;

tents, one of the numbering-wheels, the os=- cillating pawl-bar, and the beads, all detached in order to better show their constructlon. Fig. 6 Iis a sectional detail of one end of the pawl-bar. Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective views of twollevers which coa'ct With the pawl-bar. Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view between two of .the numberingwheels,

the operating-cam v,being shown at one side and the parts being shown in the positions they normally occupy or when the lhandle is in its uppermost position. Fig. 10 is a similar view, but with the parts shown in the potions they occupy when the handle is pressed down part way. Fig. `1,1 is a similar view,

but with the partsY shown in the positions...

they occupy when the handle is pressed down into theprinting position. Fig. 12v is a view `of one of the levers held up by its controller` spindle. Fig. 13 is'a sectional` view o'f the two heads, showing the pawl-bar held in position, Figs. 14 and 15 are'. respectively side elevation and sectional. views of one of the numbering-wheels. f Fig. 16 is a bottom plan view of ,the machine with' the barrel and 1ts numberingewheels entirely removed. Fig.

17 is a perspective view of a ratchet-wheel and connected member. K Fig. 18 is a similar view or the similar partson the opposite side of the machine. Fig. 19 is a modification -of the device shown in Fig. 17. Fig. 2O is a side elevation 0i the `spindle Ior changing the `positions of the levers. Fig. 21 is a section through line a a of Fig.l 19. Fig. 22 is a section through-the line t t of Fig. 19. Fig. 23

is a section through the line c'c' of Fig. 19.'

Fig. y24 is a section through the line d d of Fig. 19.y Fig. 25 shows a series of dia rammatic views ofthe controlling-spindle an its levers,

this figure sh'owing the five different positions to .be assumed by this controlling-spindle and said levers.y

Referring nowtol the details of the drawings bynumerals, 1 indicates the main frame,

which may be made ofthe usual or any de sired construction and in which operates the V ordinary or any preferred style of Wheel- 'frame orv yoke' 2, from which yoke projects .the ordinary tubular spindle 3, in which'lis located the spring 4*, operating Within the handle A5 to cause the said handle, tubular spindle 3,'and yoke 2 to' be normally held in the position shown lin Figs. '.1 and 2, as is usual in this class of hand-stamps.

frame 'Howeven when the'handle is y p allowed'to-move upward under the influence j ofits spring-4' as the long ends 5.4 of the levers 50 strike'against the horizontal member of the main frame 1 the levers 50 are'rocked on their pivots 51, and the crank-arms 43 are thus moved outward to rock the spindle 32 in theopposite direction to press the ink-pad against the numbering-wheels to ink them for the next impression. Another' novel feature of the ink-pad' device is that the pivoted latch 44 `enables an operator to release the pad-carrier to move it independently of the s indle 32. In other words, if the'latch 44 is isengaged from the pin 42, the pad-carrier 34, with its pad 40,may be swung around on the. spindle 32, so as toassuine the poistion shown inz dotted lines in Fig. 3. vI am thus enabled to throw the ink-pad carrier and its pad entirely away from the numbering- 'wheels in order that said numbering-wheels Amay be properly set and the pad inked without any necessity of irst'inoving the numbering-wheels downward to project the pad away from said wheels; From the foregoing it` will be seenthat I have devised an inkingdevicewith the following advantages: vFirst, the pad has the slightest movement possible, only enough to ,-clear it from the wheels second, this movement is givenin one direction by a spring,`and

lin the other, when it must bear with great `pressure against the Wheels, the full force of thesprin'g 4 is utilized to press the long levers ..1 against the yoke 2 third, the pad-carrier is journaled so as to takeup any inequalities, and, fourth, the ink-pad carrier can be thrown i of the' barrel on its trunnions l 1.

I. have heieinbeiore referred to the fact that the'barrel 9 has a longitudinal recess l0',

and' this recess permits a limited movement The length of this movement 1s determined by the dimenlsions of the saidrecess 10 and also by a Y awlbar'60,whic li is located in the position s own l 'in Figs. 9` to 11.

y l `hispawl-bar is supported on a spindle 62, which passes entirely through thecarrier'land its free ends extend intothe i y fixed heads 13 and14, as illustrated in Figs. 5

and 13. One end of the spindley 62 is formed of rectangular shape and passes into 'a simitary movement, the pawl-bar Vwill also have' j .larly-shaped openinfT 63 in the head 13, so

' that the spindle itsel cannot rotate. A coiled .spring 64 coacts with the s )indle 62 andthe paWl-bar 60, so as to norm allly hold saidpawlar upward in the position shown in Fig. 10. Inasinuch as the heads 13 fand 14 have no rono rotarymovemena (except a' slight oscillation tobe described,) and therehrc canhave merely a-vertical reciprocating movement, as

' the'hafndlcis moved up and down to reciprocate .the yoke and all of fits connected parte'. It vils therefore stationary except forits slight oscillation; but while this pawl-har 60 y has 'only the units-wheel is moved.

VAthese notches are located int e usual positions-di. e., there is one notch for each numf ber on the wheel, or rather for nine numbers, a deep.l recess 69 being employed for the tenth number for the purpose of carrying. In other words, the pawl for the units-wheel projects iarther than all the 'other pawls, and,y

hence said units-pawl prevents allthe other pawlsi'rom engaging with their wheels, and therefore they are not moved. yW'hen, however, the `said deep recess oithe units-wheell comes opposite the units-pawl, which it does at every tenth revolution of the units-Wheel,

.saidpawl is not restricted by the,l shallow notch, but the deep recess permits it to be oscillated by its spring 64 yuntil the second or l tens pawl engages the notches in its wheel, and

at the next rotation both the units and tens lwheel are ailected by'the/pawls. As soon as thisnext movement ofthe wheels takes place the .deep recess 69 passes around,so that the paw'l-bar is depressed again by the inner pel riphery of the units-wheel, and it then merely lengages one of the shallow notches 68, and hence during the successive nine movements In order to compel the numbering-wheels to move'wi-th the barrel 9 when the awls are kept from engaging their recesses, lemploy a series of detents 70, there being one detent foreach wheel. These detents are located in recesses 72 in the IOC barrel 9 andare supported on a common spindie 74 and are pressed outward against the interior surfaces 'of' Athe wheels 7 by means of springs 76. The outer ends of these detents are provided with a notch or recess 77., and these notches or recesses are formed to engage with projections 78, formed on. the numberingwheels, ".lhe construction is such that when the barrel 9 (see Fig. 9, for example) -is rotated in the direction'oi" the arrow by the downward movement of the handle thedetents 70, held against the wheels by the springs 76, lock the wheels to the barrel, and thuscause the wheels and thebarrel to move togethei'. When, however, the barrel is vmoved in the other direction, .if the wheels are Vheld in the manner hereinafter stated the ysprings 76 permit the wheels to move the'detents 70 so to shove the detente inward on the spii'idle 74, allowing the proj ections" 78 toV .ps lipby thedetents 70. For example, when lthe handle is moved downwardfrom thepo- IIO 1 sition shown in lation of the dru yoke 2 are a Fig. 9 to the position shown in Fig. 11 the xed pins 24,'coacting with the earns 16 and 17, cause the' barrel`9 to rotate in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 9. As will be seen in this figure, the pawl-bar 60 is held depressed out of contact with the notches 68 and the detents 70 engage the pro-` jections 78. inasmuch as the detents 70 are rotzted with the barrel 9 and as the detents are engaging the projections 78, holding the Wheels to the barrel. 9, the Wheels are forced to rotate with said barrel. Atertheffpat are moved down to thej position shown in Fig. 11 on the upward movement the pins 24 .cause the cams 16 and 17 to reverse the rotam 9, and hence the detents 7 0 move in the opposite direction with their barrel 9. If the pawl-har 60 is held in the position shown in Fig. 11 out of the notches 68, when the barrel 9 and its detents 70 rotate in the direction shown in the arrow in said F ig. 11 the Wheels are still caused to move with said barrel; but ii the awlbar 60 is -permitted to engage the notc es 68, as in Fig. 10, the wheel 7 will be held by its awl v66 from rotating in the direction shown by the arrow, and hence as the drum 9 and its detents 70 are rotated the springs 76 permit the detents to jump the projection 78, and the drum is thus rotatedwithout rotating the wheel.' It will thus he observed that Whether or not the'wheel is rotated depends upon the location'of the pawl-bar 60. It said pawl-bar is thrown upward, so that any of the pawls 66 engage any of the 'wheels 7, said wheels will be prevented from moving in the direction shown by the arrow-in Figs. 10 and l1 ;:but when the pawl-har is held in the position shown in Figs. 9 and 11 said wheels move in each direction, as the drum 9 is caused to Before describing the mechanism f qr controlling the position of the pawlbar 60 l desire to direct attention to the fact that in the n umbering-wheels between the notches 68 and recess 69 on one side of the wheels and the projections 78 on the other side I form the interior perfectly smooth, as seen at 79 in Fig. 15. This is for the purpose of preventing the wheel from dropping down when the deep notch 69 comes over the edges of the longitudinal recess 10. (Shown in Fig. 5.)

Pivoted to the sides of the wheel-trame or series of levers. These levens may be of any desired number, Athe number to. be determlned by the number of variations it is desired to make. In the machine illustrated'in my drawings I have shown four levers 80, 81, 82, and 83, which are pivoted u on the pins 84. (Shown in'Fi-s. 9 to 1'1.) Three of these levers (8O,` 81, an 83) are Aof theiormshown in perspective view oi Fig. 7 While the 'fourth (82) is of the form shown in, Fig. 8. Each of the levers is rovided with a `finger 86, which rejects ownward, (see Figs. 9 to 11,) and t ese fingers enter through sie,

s 87in the heads 13.and"1fi,so as to co-A -act wit the ends 88 and`89 of the pawl-bar 60. /A spring 90 is provided for each lever, which is arranged to normally hold said lever in theposition shown in Figs 9 and 11, and when in' this position the fingers 86 are inthe :'proper location to be directly over the ends 88 and 89 of the pawl-earrier 60, and thus hold said pawl-bar in its lower position, so that the pawls 66 are out of contact with the Wheels. One end 91 ot each of the levers extends over to the ri ht-hand side of the machine as viewed in ig. 9 (sce also `U .16) and'islocated under a controller-spind c 92. This spindle is of the novel character shown in Figs. 16 and 20 to 25 in that at each end -there is an enlarged portion, and each of' these enlarged portions is provided with two recesses having flat sides. he fiat sides (numbered 93, 94, 95, and 96g correspond to the four levers 80, 81, 82, an 83, and these recesses are for the urpose of permitting the levers to be moved) independently on their pivots 81. In other words, if we take, for example, lever 82 in diagram O of Fig. 25 it will be noticed that it its'within its recess 95 so that the sprin 90 may hold it in this posi- ,tion with the nger 86 over lthe pawl-carrier to hold the latter down, Fi ,u 9. Villen, however, this controller-spindle 92 is rotated to the point shown in diagram 1 ol F ig. 25 the fiat side 95 is moved from under the end oi lever 82, and thus said lever is moved so that its fin er 86 will be thrown out of engagement with t 1e pawls, and thus permit the latter to come in contact with the interior surfaces of the numbering-wheels: Further moven'ient of the controller-spindle 92 affects the other levers, and in order that this spindle 92 may be pro )erly rotated to so`actuate anyof thc levers form on or connect to it a bevel-gear 98, which meshes with a similar gear 99, screwed to a pointer or indicator 1U(),.rotating on the faceplate 101, I pressed a dial-102, thisdial consisting in the orm shown of a tive-pointed star, the iive points beingdesignated 0, 1,"2, 3, and 4. us as the pointer or indicator is moved to the various points of the said star its bevel-gear 99 is similarly rotated to rotate the controller-spindle 92 and thus place it within the power of. the o erator to determinewhich of the fiat sides s iall be directly over any one ofthe levers 80, 81, 82, or 83. It may e best'to here mention that these flat sides of the eentroll .r-s indle are arranged so that they coincide Wit i the lines of a ive-pointed star. Thus theat side 93 is shown in sectional view in Fig. 21, while openin the flat side 94 is shown in sectional view in ,A on, so that there are four lat F1 22, and so `s1 es.- As thereare five lines forming a live- 1rolnted star, one of these lines is missing om the controller-spindle, and this is for the purpose ofhaving one part (designated on which is i1n-lv IOC XIS

' three of the levers 80, 81, and 83, Fi 16, eX-

tend pn theopposit'e side ofthe mac iine,.and coactlng with these levers are two controllers `1011 and 105.l rllhese controllers have short projecting bosses' 106, which rotate in' openings inthe sides of the wheel-frame or yoke 2, anduomn` the opposite ends of these bosses' are screwed 'two ratchet-wheels.` 107 and 108, the first of which has eight teeth andthe other six teeth.- Projecting from the. controller 104 are ribs 109 and 110, forming at the perifphery of the control] er four projections, two. o which project only one-halt` as far as the other two.' (See Figs; 16 and 17.) 1n lieu of these ribs simple pins-.111 may be employed, (see Fi 18,) from' which it will be seen that two o them project just half as far as the other two. The controller 105 on the opposite side of the machine hasonly one rib wheel and" revent'backwar 112 projectingffrom it, forming atv theperipheryonly two projectingv portions. The purpose oi' these projectingfportions will be described further on. in order togive these controllers rotary movement, I pivot tothe center 'of each ratchet-wheel a short link 115, provided with a spring-actuated pawl 117,- which engages the ratchet-wheel. 0n the side of the yoke 2 a second spring-actuated pawl 118'is.employed to engage the ratchetrotation. Connected to he lin'lr 115 1s a second link 120, which extends down and ispivoted tothe xed pin 24, proj ectinv from the sides of the main frame -1. It willbe understood that a ratchet-wheel and' its two pawls, to ether withl the two links 115 and 120, is provi ed on' eachf side of the machine. It follows 'from the con'- struction just. described that whenever the numbering-head is depressed in the act of printing, owing to the fact that the ratchetwlieels and their ivots are moved downward,

While the iixed pins 24 are not moved at all,

the two links 115 and 120fare moved so as to oarr u the spring-paw] 1.17 back over 'the next. tooth, so .that on the-upward movement of the numbering-head the reverse movement .is ivento the pawl1115, and hence the ratchet-wheels are rotated one notch or one step inasmuch; as v`one of the ratchet-- wheels 108 has six teeth and the other, 107, eight teeth, it necessarilyfollows'that it takes n six reciprocations of the numbering-head to give it complete rotation to the ratchet 10%- and its contijoller 105, while it takes eight re- .ciprocations of the numbering-head to give shown, and'remembering that therevzare two levers oneach side of the machine (see Fig. 16) 1t will be seen that each time the'controlleris operated one notchor one step a different part of the controller is presented to the levers. Thus as' it takes eight reeiprocations to rotate the controller 104 eight dierent portions of the controller are presented to its' levers at each completerevolution 'of the conftroller.

cated that its appropriate. lever ,may 'enter f It the controller-spindle 92 is so ,lo-

one of its flattened sides, as lndicated inFig.

11, the opposite end of the leveris allowed to fall downward onto its controller between :y

two of its projections. However, the next' reciprocation vo1 the numbering-head causes the controller to move one notch, so that one of its 'rojecting parts moves under the lever,.

and t us raises the lever to the position .shown f m Fig. 10. The third movement of the ratchet and its controller again permits the L lever to fall to its downward position between two of the projections. During the eight movements necessary to complete the revof iution .lever 80, which is so locatedas to be struck-by each of the four projections shown in Figs. 16 and 17, will he moved uplward by these projections four times at eac revolu- Vtion and allowed to drop down four times when' the spaces between thejprojectionscome under the levers; but the'lever 81 which'is alongside lever 80,'is so located that it is only struck by the two'longer projecting` portions, l' (sec Fig. 16,) and this lever is moved upward only .twice inthe eight steps yby the complete'revolution of the controller.

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In other wordsjytfhe lt'ver 80, which is moved ated hyy the two projecting parts, is moved' upward only twice'during the complete revolutionI of the controller,'or eight reciprooations of the numbering-head# When we look at realizing that this ratchet needs only six recip- .iroY

the opposite side of the machine, Fig; 16, and

rocations of the operating-head to give it a complete revolution, and as there are onlyfl two projections on the controller, we will. observe that its lever83is shoved upward twice during the six reciprocations of the operating-head necessary to rotate the controller. To go back now to Fig. 25, if we observe diagram 1 we will see that all four oi the levers 80, 81, 82, and 83 are held down by the round side 97 of the controller-spindle. Thus the other ends of these levers are all held up out of contact with the controllers, Fig. 12,' so that none' of the lingers 86eme in a position to engage the pawl-har 60.

lt therefore follows,-

that this pawl-bar has its units-pawl yin a position to always engage the interior surface of thc units-whechanrl therefore at eachreclprocation Aof the handle and its numberinghead desires to setthe machine vso as to du li-,

ro cate, or'print thevsamenumber twice, e-

fore changing automatically, the indicator f 100 is moved to the point of the star repre* sented by the 2 in Fig. 2, so that the lever 80 is allowedto recede into its recess 9,3, (shown by the diagram 2 in Fig. 25.) This permits the linger 86 of lever 80 to move backward from the position shown in Fig. 10 to the po sition shown in Fig. 11, rovided, of course, thatthecontroller is in t e position shown in zo Fig. 11. 'Now as the left-hand end of the le ver 80'(showi1 in Fig. 11) is downward,as this lever is the one which engages all four of the rejections from the controller 104, it folows that the lever is moved upward at every other reciprocation ofthe handle vand its numbering-head, so that at one reciprocation the finger 86 may hold down the pawl-bar 60, (see Fig. 11,) while at the next reci rocation one oi the projections of the control er moves 3o the lever npward, so that itsfinger 86 cannot engage the awl-bar 60, and thus permits theproper paw to 'engagelilvithfthe notch in the wheel to move the same, Fig. 10. Thus it will he seen that at everyother reciproca- 3 5 tion the linger 86 is `movedL away from the pavflbar, so that the parts are set in such a 'way that the wheels can beihaunged once for each two reciprocations of't'hehandle, or so that the same number |is fprintd twice or so aduplicatedf' It the o crater desires to set the machine for qua rn flicatinggor for rinting the same number` cnr times, beore changing automatically' the indicator is moved to the point numheredlill l on the star, so as to move the controllers indle'to the diagram 4 of Fig. 25. lQlowthe ever81,w hich it will be remembered is en aged by only the two projections of the controller 10e whic iproject the farthest, Fig. 16, is moved` by these pro.-

5`b Yjections only twice during the eight reciproca- ;tions necessary-to completel rotate' thecon broiler 104. 'Thus durin t ese`ight recipm rocations the same nnm er is 'printed' fourv times and then the controller moves the leverj that all of the levers are held with their lingers away from the pawl-bar 6() except the/lever ,383, and as this lever coacts with the controller ,IGS-which needs only six reciprocations of the handle tol completely rotate it, and as there are only two projections on this controller, 1t follows that for these reciprocations the pawl-bar is held downward by the finger -86. Then the projection on the controller 105 moves the lever 80 upward top ermit the.

Acannot be acted upon bv either of the controllers 104 and105. .When lever 82 is in the f recess 95,-the pawl-bar 60 is held ',down,'and therefore none of the' numbering-wheels is moved byv action ofthe machine, but it prints the same numbers over and over again, or, as it is 'generally called, it is repeating thc same number over and over again until the machine is set otherwise by the operation of the controllin` spindle.,

In all numering-machines with which I am familiar all the numbering-wheels with .the exception of ltheiunits-wheel have no rotarynmovement on their axesexccpt when they are 'carried every tenth, hundredth, thousandth, or ten-thousandth times by the carrying mechanism. In my machine, on the contrary, all the wheels' have a partial rotary movement or oscillation on their axes in addition to the vertical reciprocation given hy the de ression of the o crating-heml. For examp c, when the hand e is in the upper position the parts occupy the positions shown in iFig. 9, and when they handle is moved downward in the act of printing v(all the detents eng-anfing the projections 78 of the wheels) as the ownward movement rotates the barrel/9 land the detente all of said wheels are given a partial rotation or an oscillation on their axes from the inlringr positionlX. in Fi 9L) to the printing position, (Y in Fi 1,1; ,but after the impression is made anY theyoke or wheel frame and all of .its supported parts underthe iniuence m the spring @are moved upward to the point where the fixed pins 24 again oscillatc the cams 16 and 17 and their barrel 9, ii the newl- -bar is held downward in the -position shown in Figs. 9 and 11, as the barrel 9 and its de-u` `tents .'Ooscillate back to the position shown l 4in Fig. 9 all of the Wheels are again moved backward to .the inking position. thus he seen that all of the wheels partially rotate rin each direction. However, if the" awl 'is not held inward by the finger 8G, but 1s lpermitted to be oscillated hy its spring to the position shown in Fig. 12, so that it can engage the notches in the units-wheel, then as the barrel and its detent oscillate they will still move all the 'wheels until the first notch at the left-hand side ofthe pawl moves from the position shown in Fi l1i io the position shownin Fi 10, when t eunts-wheel is engaged and etained by its pawhfits detent slip ing over the projection. The units-wheel 5.1s t erefore lven no further rotary move-- lment; 'but un ess` the paWl-carrieris opposite one of theideep recesses' all the other pawls on the aWl-earrier are held out of the-notches /on t eother Wheels, and therefore all of theA Io/other Wheels are moved from'th'e position l shown in Fig'. `10 back to the position shown lin Fig. 9. In other words, with the upward motion of the printing-head all the wheels oscillate from t wheel continue to rotate past the units-wheel until they reach the inking position. .Thus the units-Wheel advances only about half as far as the other wheels, which is justsufticient zo to m'ove this unitsLWheel until the next higher i e reaches the inking position, al thziiigh al the other Wheels continue thein movement' completely back to the hiking position. Thus if the wheels are arranged 'to vprint 44445 2 5 all of thesewheels will be moved at the down- "ward stroke-from the inkring position X in` tion Yin'Fig.-l1.` The" impression is then` made; `"'lfhenoi'l the upward stroke, it, the

3o .unitspawl vis engaging the' units-wheel which has just printed the number 5 of said numbers 44445, `all of the Wheels .printing said numbers are rotated backuntil the notch.

in the units-wheel reaches the units-pawl.

3 5 This Wheel is thus held by the' pawl, while all the otherwheels continuato rotate back yto the position shown-in Fig. v9 until they reach the `inkin'g position. The amount of adT l ditional backward. rotation given to the 4o wheels which have just lprinted the irst four 5 Q ,with the next higher figure on said units-wheel,

'which is already in the vinking position, and -ther'ejioreat the nextv impression when all of the wheels again rotate ktogether the machine Will print"44446 insteadof 44445.

.I desire to call particular attention -to the iact that the wheels 7 are all locked when in Ythe printing position Y in Fig. 1].. As there sl1own,'the pawl-bar 6() holds the ldetcnts locked against the Wheels, so-v that the latter 6o' cannot possibly rotate. I deem this-ol great importance-,as wheiivt'he wheels are locked, as.

shown in Fig. -1.1, they must printiii exact aliiicincnt. Another peculiarity of the nuinn bering-wheels not before described is that al- 65 though there are onlythe` usual ten numbers y e printing toward the inkingvr 15' positionand all thewheels except the unitson each wheel there are eleven projections'tov be engaged b the detente.V One of these to correspon with the blank space between -thenumber l and the ciphenthisbla'nk being clearly shown in- Figs. 9 to 11. The exfj traprojection is designated 78a and is locatedl midway between two of the other projections,

so that there are three rather close together. T his 1s forthe purpose of permitting me to dispense with the use of any complicated drop-cipher, and when the machineA is set to commence printing with the unit 1' all .i

of the wheels are engaged, so that these blank spaces are in line withI each other,l in whichcase the detent is engaging the eXtra projection 78a. When in. this position, thedownward'J movement of the handle oscillates the wheels from the inking to the-printing position, as usual but after printing `the rotation caused by the upwardfmovement of the handle causes the detent to slip over the pin movements of the handle Will move thev num boring-wheel step b step, vgiving the Wheel the-saine amount o rotation until the next time the'large space would come tothe printing' position, andv to turn this space .past the.l

v'printing position, so as to print the fl-f in- 'steadof not printing at all', the .datent now skips overV the extra projection/78a tothe projection beyond it, thereby causing the 1 l to print at the nextreciprocation- Although the operation l, of the various parts has been somewhat described in thede scription of these parts, it may be well to repeat the operation, whichjs as follows: Assuming that it isk desired toftre'p'eat or print .78 to" the next pin 78, and thesubs'equent` roothe same number overand overa ain, the

indicator' is' moved to the point 0, w p eij, mits ,the -lever82 to move into its depression l .95 in the controller-spindle, and therefore the spring 90 actuates the lever 8.2, holding the -v pawls down in the position shown in Fivs. 10 and 11, so that the pawls cannot possibyengage the notches in the wheels. Hence when iro v the handle is depressed to print and its canis 17 and 18 move againstl the `pins 24 the cams and their barrel 9 and the detents` all move,

so that the wheels are moved from the inking position X in Fig. 9 to the printing position wheels with them. the handle under the influence of its spring (the Ipawls still being held down) the detents carry all the'wheels back to the inking posi-I tion. lThus none of thewheels move independently of .each other, but Aall move to?,

gether in both directions` When, however,

an yoperatory desircsto -setA theI machine to `vprint consecutively orsu'ccessively, so as to print a diUere-nt number on each article printed', the indicator is'inoved to the point dle and elevates all of the levers, so that their ilizaiked 1." 'lllis moves the round surface 97, lugs. 2l. to 24,'under the.controller-spm-iY v .ISQ

es Y in Fig. 11, the detente forcibly moving the On the return. stroke of y fingers 86 do not engage the pawl-carrier, and

hence said paWl all the time. depressed to print and then is permitted to return, as before, the same movement takes place, except that on the backward rotation the units-wheel is caught by the pawl,l which is now permitted tooscillate outward to fit into the notches, and the units-Wheel is h'eld from further rotary movement While the detente move all the other Wheels, the pawls for lthose otherl their Wheels unles's the deep recess happens to be -opposite the pawls for the purpose of carrying. if the o erator desires to set the machine for dup icating-as, for exam- -carrier en ages said Wheels ple, when it is desired to print the same number on a check and its stub-the indicatoris moved to the point 2, moving the controllerspmdle, so that the lever 80 projects up into its notch 93 and letting its other end fall upon the controller 104, which has the eight projections governed by the eight ratchet-teeth on its ratchet-Wheel.l Now assumin that the parts are in the positions shown in ig. 9, With the controller permitting the lever to hold the-pawl away from the notches in the units-wheel,l this Wheel moves With the rest and does not change on Athis reciprocation; but on the next reciprocation the ratchet- Wheel has been turned one step, so that one of the other projectionsI on the controller moves its lever upward, 'disengaging'the iinger from the pawl and permitting said pawl lto engage the notches o the units-Wheel, and .this next time the -Wheel or rather it is held back by its pawl While all te hold the pawll'dovvn for the other wheels move, as herinbefore described. As the operator continues to depress the handle the lever is allowed to fall again, and on the next depression it is permitted to rise again, thusallowing the paWl to hold the Wheelslat'one depression and allowing them to move at thenext. Now if the operator desires to set the machine for.l rinting the same number three times beforec anging automatically, the indicator ismoved to the point 3, and hence the lever over the opposite controller (the one with the six teetland two projectionslis moved into action. Now the controller ermits the lever direcl times before itmiovea its lever to disengage the finger from the aivl-bar topermit the awl toengage the Wheel for advancing it. Finally, if the operator desires to print fourdiflierent articles cach tim e with the same number before changing automatically the indicatoris moved to the point designated by the point 4. Thelevers are all thrown out of actionnow except the one which engages onl with the two parts projecting ilerthest f rom the controller 104. Heiioewhen the lever is permitted to hold ther pawl down for four reciprocations and Therefore W en the handle is Wheels being held away from.

l oscillating said wheels on their 1S advanced one step,

.faces o then one of the the lever,shoving it out of the way ofthe pawl and permittinv the latter to wheel. It will be obvious that further levers may be used, and that the machine may be set to print a greater number of times by adding to the'parts now shown. Itis also manifest that other modilicatinsmay be made, it bein suflicient to-point out the fact that insteegl oi using projections 78 on the wheels and notches in the detente notches may be formed in the Wheels to be engaged by points projecting .from the detents. These and other modifications may be made-in my machine Without departing from the lines of my invention, the sco e of which .is pointed out in the ap ended c aims.

1. In a numbering machine, a series of numberin -whels, and means for oscillating said wheels on their plane to a printing-plane and from the printing-plane back to the inlring-plane. f

2. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-Wheels, an hiking-pad located in inking relation to said wheels,

axes from said inkingpad to the printing -plane and from the printing-plane back to said inking-pad.

3. In a numbering machine, a movable ink-pad, a series of numberm means for moving said pad an for oscillating said .wheels on their axes from an hikingplane to a printing-plane and from the prin lng-plane back tothe inking-plane.,

4. The combination of a series of numbering-wheels, a barrel'supporting said wheels, means for oscillatin said barrel and its wheels on itsaxis, saiwheels normally occupying an inking-plane and oscillating to the println -plane.

'5. T e combination of a numbering-head having` a barrel and a series of numberinglWheels, said barrel having a series of detents coacting with said Wheels and the barrel and detents having a limited` oscillation on the axis of said barrel, and means for oscillating said barrel so that its wheels move from an inkin -plane to a printing-plane. y

6. n a numbermg-machine, the-combination of a movableinlring-pad, a numberin head comprisinga series of nu mbering-Whee s, and a mechanism for oscillatin said Wheels onthe depression of said head rom the inkk:ing-pad to the printing-plane.

7f. 'The combination of a series of numberingwhee1s,'of a paWl-'bar racting on the interior surfaces of said numbering-wheels and having no rotary movement but a slight oscillation on its axis.

8. The combination in having a series of number cillating pawl-bar acting a numb@ring-headon the interior sursaid wheels, and having no"rotary projections is moved under 6 5 engage the axes from an inking-.

and means for 9o -wheels, and '95 IOO IXO

xa 5 I :ing-wheels, an os- 4 and paw vIo movement'but a slight oscillation on Iits own axisLand means for holding said b ar out of,

contactmwith the 'numbering-wheels.'

numberin '-wheels, a support for saidwheels,` I-bar co actin with the interior sur'- faces of said wheels anffscillating in andout ofv contact therewith, said pawl -'bar having no rotary movement but a slight oscillation on itsown axis. .4 l

10.' .In a numbering-head, a series of num- Bering-wheels; a lsupport for said wheels, an

' oscillating. pawl-b'ar coacting therewith, and

exterior means projectin down 'and acting'v on said oscillatingpawl'- ar, said pawl-bar cillatfion on its own axis. y

11.4 vr,In a numbering-head7 a series of numaving no rotary movement but a'sliglit osbering-whee'ls, a support for said wheels, said tial rotation on their axes, an oscillating wheelsand said supportvbeing capable of parpa'wlbar coacting lwith said wheels, said pawlbar having no rotary movement biit a slight oscillation on its own axis, and means projecting downward and acting on said o sci-llating paWl-carrie'r;

12. The-combination of a series of numberiiig-wheela` and abarrel or support carrying said wheels and having a limited oscillation on. itsaxis, and' means' independent of said ,Wheels for oscillating ,saidbarrel 13."The 'combinationof an'inking-pad, a

series :of .numbering-wheels, and a barrel, or support carrying said wheels and having av limitedoscillation on its axis, andineans independent of said Wheelsor' oscillating said barreland moving said wheels' from the inking-pad tothe rinting position.

14e.vr The 'combination of a series oi numbering-wheels, a barrel or support carrying the Vsame and having a limited oscillation on its fiizisineansv as the .detente carried by. said barrel for movingthe barrel and wheelsv toether. f

1.5." The combination of a series of number.- ing-wheels, a barrel or support carrying said wheelsand having a limited oscillation on its y axis,spring`actuated detente carried by said support or barrel for moving the wheels with thesupport or barrel.

1 6.` The combination of a series of number- .ing -.wheels, dtente vc'oaeting within said Wheelsto hold the wheels lin position',an d meansfor'lo'eking said'detentsin position. f

17 In a numbering-head, a vbarrel or support, aseries of numbering-wheels supported on said barrel, detents-coacting between said. barrel and saidnumbering-wheels for, holding i the saine together, and means for locking said de tents in position. ...A 18.1.1

na numbering-head, a barrel/or sup-- p iort, a'series of numbering-wheels supported y said barrel, `a detent for each Wheel coacting withthe barrel and wheels to hold said Wheelsv in positioinfa paWl-carrier, means for 9. The combination in a numbering-head2 vnumbering-wlieels, a pad located adjacent to against said Wheels inV opposition to saidv tion, said padk being vmovable'on the ro'd or moving said barrel with its detents against i said carrier to-lock the'latter in position.

19. AIn a niinibering-head, a .barrel or sup- .l r

lport capable of a partial rotation on its axis,

Aa series' ofnumbering-wheels carried by said 7o barrel7 a detent for each wheel movingthe barrel and wheels together and means for .locking said detents -to'hol'd said'wheels in their printing position.'

20. The combination of a numbering-head having J.ai barrel or support and a. series of numbering-wheels, -said barrel having a series of detents, coacting with said Wheels to Ylock.`

the wheels and barrel together anfdithe barrel and detents havinga limited oscillation on 8o the axis of said' barrel, means for `oscillating 4 j saidbarrel so that its wheels move from an inking-plane to a printing-plane, andnieans for locking theY de'tents to the wheels ywhen said wheels, and a lever moving against the I frame ,and receiving motion tlierelrom and 'thereby'throwingfsaii'l pad against the wheels'.y

23. In a nunibering-inachine,v a head car-pl rying a series oi numbering-wheels, an inking-padheld in inking relation to said wheels,

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' and a lever -for throwing said pad against said wheels, one end of said lever pivoted to said head and moving against the frame and io;

thereby moving tliepad. l I24. In a numbering-machine, a series of' numbering-wheels, a pad pivotally held in relation to said wheels, a spring for normally f tending to throw said padaway from said iic wheels, and means for forcing said pad r25. In 'a numbering-machine, a series'oiI numbering-wheels, a ad-carrier, a padpivotally held in an in ing relation to said Wheels, and means for locking said pad in its normal position, saidpad being movable on` its pivot out ofthe inking position when said lockingmeans is unlocked.

i 26. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, a rod or spindle,` an inking-pad pivotedf to'said-.rod or spindle; anda connection between said pad and said rod or spindle for locking the same in inking posi-'- spindle .out oi' unlocked.

2 7. In a numbering-machine, a reciprocating head` carrying, a series of numberingposition when said device is wheels, and an inking-pad pivotally held in inking relation to said wheels when the head is in its upper position and movable away from said Wheels when the head is lreciprocated to its lower position, said pad being ing relation to said wheels when the head is in its upper position and movable away from said wheels as the head is reciprocated' downward, said pad being movable on its pivot out of inking position without reciprocating the head, and a device for normally holding said pad in its proper position.

29. In a numbering-machine, a reciprocating ,head carrying a series of numberingwheels,an hiking-pad held in inking relation to said wheels when the head is in its Lipper position and movable away from said wheels as the head is reciprocated downward, said pad being movable out of nking position without reciprocating the head, and a pivoted latch for normally holding said pad in its proper position.

30. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, an ink-pad box held in inking relation to said wheels, saidpadbox being journaled near its center whereby it may move on its journals to take up any inequalities, and a latch for locking said box in position. .y

V31'. In a numbering-inacliine, a series of numbering-wheels, an ink-pad carrier pivotally heldl with its pad in inking relation to said wheels and capable of bein thrown, on its pivot, away from said` whee s,'said padcarrier carrying a pad-box journaled in its center, and a latch for locking said carrier in its normal position'.

32. In a numbering-machine, a series` of numbering-wheels, a spindle or rodhan inkpad carrier pivoted to said spindle or rod and a latch for locking said carrier to said spindle or rod.

33. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, a spindle or/rod and connections whereby said spindle or rod is rocked on the reciprocating movement of said wheels, an inking-pad pivoted to said' spindle or rod and a device for locking said pad t0 said spindle whereby the two move together.

34, In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, a spindle or rod and con? lnections. whereby said lspindle or rod is rocked on the reciprocating movement ol said wheels, an hiking-pad pivoted to said spindle or rod a 1d a pivoted latchfor locking said pad to said spindle. whereby the two move together.

35. Ina mimbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels having reciprocating movement7 a rod or spindle having means for rocking the same when said wheels are reciprocated, an ink-pad carrier pivoted to said spindle or rod, and a latch for locking said carrier to said spindle whereby they move together, saidcarrier being capable of being reversed on said spindle or rod when the latch is unlocked.

36. In a numberinff-machine, a series ol numbering wheels Iiaving reciprocating movement, a rod or spindle having means for rocking the same when said wheels are recip rocated, an ink-pad carrier pivoted to said spindle or rod,` an ink-pad supported by said carrier and journaled near its center, and a latch for locking said carrier to said spindle whereby they move together, said carrier be ing capable of being reversed on said spindle or rod when the latch is unlocked.

37. In a numbering-inachine, a yoke, numbering-wheels carrie( by said yoke, a sub- ,.tantially flat pad pivoted to said yoke and having a swinging movement' on its pivot and said pivot having no movement with respect to the yoke. i

3S. In a numbering-machine, a yoke carrying a series of numbering-wheels, and a pad-carrier pivoted to said yoke, and a substantially flat pad within said carrier, the axis of rotation ofthe pad-carrier having no movement independent of the yoke.

39.` In anumbering-machine, anmnberingwheel having on its interior annular surface a series of notches and a deep recess, and also having alongside of said recess a smooth interior surface substantially [lush with the in terior annular surface ofV th'e wheel adapted to prevent the wheel from dropping out of alinement 40. Inanumbering-machinc,a numberingwheel having on its interior annular surface a series of notches and av deep recess, and also having means for lengaging detents, said wheel also having alongside of said ,recess a smooth interior surface substantially [lush with the annular surface of the wheel adapted lto prevent the wheel from dropping out of its` proper position or alinement.A

41. In a nuinbering-machine, a sericsvof` numbering wheels, a series of pawls and means coacting with said pawls to hold the same out of contact with said wheels and a controller separate from the pawls for periodically. moving said means t0 release said pawls. i l "42. `In a numbering-machine, a series of nun'iberinJ-wheels, a pawl coacting with the interior oV said wheels, and a controller and operative connections separate from and co acting with said pawl and permitting it to move periodically. y

43. .ln a numberirig-machine, a series of numbering --wheels, a pa'wl, a lever coacting with said pawl, and automatic means periodically freeing said lever from said pawl.

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, 44. iin"` a ,numbering-machin@ a series of *numbering-wheels, r a pawl, a leverf coacting 45. In a numbering-machine, a seriesot,

' numbcring'wheels,. aV pawl, a lever coacting with said pawl, an au'temat'ic controller for periodically freeing said lever troni said pawl and means independent of the controller for determiningl the position of said lever.

" v46. In a numbering-machine,av seriesof numbering-wheels', a pawl, a lever coacting with ,said pawl, anfautomatic controller 'for -periodically freeing said lever from said pawl,

means independent of the controller for deindicator controlling said means.

'4 7'. In a numbering-machine, a series oi"l number1ng-'wheels, a pawl, a device c oactingi` with Asaid pawLa spindle coacting with said device having abevel-gear thereon and an indicator havinga bevel-gear meshing with the gear on the spindle whereby thep'ositionof said indicator controls the position of said pawl.

48. In anumbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, a pawl, an indicator and between said in trollingthe position ofthe latter.

'. mechanism comdprising a p air of bevelgears cator and said pawl'for con-y 49. Ina numbering-maehme, a serles of numbering-wheels, a'pawl, a levercoacting :with saidlpawl, an indicator, and mechanism betweensad indicator and said pawl for controllingthe `position of the latter, said mechanismcompris'ing a pair. of bevel-gears.

' l50i'af'numbering maohine, va series of 'numbering-wheels, va pawl, a lever coactmgv withsaid p awl, an .indicator 'and intermediate mechanism for controlling the position 'of said lever, andV an automatic controller periorlically'inoving said lever.v y

51. In.a'numbering-machine, a series-of numbering-wheels, a pawl, alever coacting withv said pawl,l a spindle contrllingthe po` sitio'n of said lever, an indicator for moving said s indle and an automatic controllerI eri, moving' the lever to release .-itf' om saidpawl. f 52. In a. numbering-machine, la series of Y i numbering-wheels, a pawl, a lever coacting With said pawl and anautomatic controller rfor periodically releasing said lever from said pawl, said controller, having a step-by-step mOVement l 1 '"53.'In a numbering-machine, a'series of Vnuinbering'fwheels,` a pawl,A a lever coacting with said pafwlfgand an automaticfcontroller for periodically releasing said lever from" said pawl', said rcontroller comprising a ratchetwheel giving lit a stepbystepv movement.

,154'. 1 In a numbering-machine, av 'seriesif numbering-wheels, a panvL- a` lever Coactimg withv said pawl and :an automatic A controller 1 'for periodically releasing said lever from said pawl, said controller having a' member rotating against said lever and also comprising a ratchet-wheel for giving' thesameinovem'ent.

'55. InY a-'nii1nberingmachine, a series of numbering-wheels, a pawl acting onrthe inte- 'rioiyof said wheels, arotary deviceior controllingsaid pawl, said device comprising a projection and a ratchet-wheel by which the vsame is rotated.

56. AIn a numberingmachine, a seriesof numbering-wheels, a `pawl, a device as arlever coacting with said pawl, and a rotary controller having projections coacting with said lever for moving it away from the p'awl,r and a ratchetwheel for rotating the controller. :fterminingthe position of said lever, vand an 57. In a numbering-machine,A series of numbering-wheels, apa'wl, a device as. a lever coactingwith said pawl, and a rotary controller having projections coacting with said lever for moving it away -iron1. the .pawl, and a ratchet-wheel for rotating the controller,

said 'ratchet-wheel being given a stepby-step movement by thereciprocating movement of the wheels.

numbering-wheels,a pawLa-device as a lever coactmg with said` pawl, 'and a rotaryY con-l troller having `projections coacting ,with said lever for moving itv away from thepawl, anda ratchet-wheel 'for rotating the controller,

fsaid ratchet-wheel being given a step-by-,step

movement by the reciprocating movement of i f 58. In a number1ng-mach1ne,'a series of` the wheels,` andhaving the number of its ratchet-teeth in multiples oi the projections whereby al number of reciprocations vmove the numbering-wheels only l once.

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' 59. In a numbering-'machina a series of numbering-wheels, a pawl', a lever coacting with said pawl, and a spindle kcoactingwith said lever, said spindle moving said lever to and from said pawl. ,V

60. lIn a numbering-machine, a series of coacting with said p awl;and a'spindle coacting'with said levers movingthe levers inde- IIC dependentlyof each-other, and an indicator i -controlling the position 4of said spindle.,

"62. Ina numbering-machine,@.@aHseries'of ynurnbering-\\'fheels, a pawl acting on the interior .surfaces of said wheels, acontroller for sai'dpawlfcomprising a member zadapted to @be-rotated anda ratchet-wheel and -connecvtions for rotating the same..- l f a series ofA 's'ponding'tozs'aid sides', and an indicator co- 1 1 .5 ing tv ith said levers and moving thelevers inacting with said dial and arranged to move said spindle.

64. In a numbering-machine, a' series of numbering-wheels, a pawl, a series of leversv coacting with said pawl, a spindle having a series of sides coacting with said levers, a dial having a series of indicating-points corresponding to said sides, an indicator coacting with said dial and arranged to move said spindle, and bevel-gearing between said indicator and said spindle.

65. In a y:numbering machine, a main frame, a 'I eciprocable yoke, a series of numbering-Wheels carried thereby, means for rotating said Wheels comprising a cam coacting with a part projecting Afrom the main frame, said cam having a straight side also coacting with said projecting part of the main frame for insuring vertical movement at one part of the reciprocatin.

66. In .a numbering machine, a main i'r'ame, a reciprocable yoke, a series of numbering-wheels carried thereby, means for rotating said wheels, comprising a cam coacting with a part projecting from thevrnain frame, said cam having two straight edges' also coactingwith said pro]ecting part whereby a vertical movement is insured to the Wheels at the beginning and ending of the' reciprocation.

67 In a numbering-machine, a yoke or Wheel-frame, a series of numbering-wheels carried thereby, and mechanism coperating with the numbering-wheels, said mechanism -comprising detents, a pawl and lever, and the latter being located within said yoke.

68. In anumbering-machine, a yoke or wheel-frame, a series Vot numbering-wheels carried thereby, and mechanism coperating with the numbering-wheels; said mechanism comprising detents, a paWl, a lever and a spindle for-determining the position of said lever and paWl, said lever and spindle being located within said yoke.

69. In a numbering-machine, a yoke or -Wheel-frame, a series of numbering-wheels carried thereby, and mechanism coperating with the numbering-wheels, said mechanism comprising detents, a pawl, a lever and a spindle for determining the position of said lever and pawl, said lever and said spindle being located within said yoke, and an indicator moving said spindle.

7(.).'In a numbering-machine, a series -of numbering-wheels, a barrel or support carrying said Wheels, said wheels and said barrel' being arranged to oscillate together, and a pawl coacting with said num ering-wieels and having no rotary movement but a slight oscillation on itsown axis. p

71. In a nninberi11g-machine, a series of nunibering-whecls, a barrel or support carrying said wheels, said wheels and said barrel being arranged, to oscillate together, means forkoscillating"saidfbarrel and said"wheels"so that the wheels move from an inking to a printing'plane, and a pawl 'coacting with said numbering-wheels and having no rotary movement but a slight oscillation o'n its own axis.

72. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, a barrel or support carr ing said wheels, said wheels and said barrel being arranged to oscillate together, a pawl coacting with said numbering-wheels and having no rotary movement but a slight oscillation onl its own axis, and a periodicallymoving controller coacting with said pawl.

73. VIn a numbering-machine, a series of wheels, a barrel or support carrying said wheels, said wheels and said barrel bemgarv ranged to oscillate to ether, and mechanism for oscillating all of said wheels from the inking-Elane to the printing-plane, and means for olding the units-wheel and permitting the other Wheels to move beyond the units wheel on the backward oscillation. i

74. In a numberinU-machinefa series of Wheels, means for oscilzIating said Vwheels from the inking-plane to the printing-plane, said means holdmg the units-wheel and permitting theother wheels to move beyond the unitswheel on the backward oscillation, and a controller coacting with the said means to make the same inactive.

75. In a numbering-machine, a series of' numbering-Wheels, said. wheelsA bein arranged to oscillate, mechanism for osciligating said wheels from the inking-plane to the printing-plane, said mechanism holding the units-wheel and permitting the other wheels to move beyond the units-wheel on the backward oscillation, and means for controlling said mechanism and permitting the numbering-wheels to move together both on the backward and forward osc1llations.

76. In a numbering-machine, Aa series of numbering-wheels, a barrel or support carrying said wheels, apawl-bar,` said wheels and said barrel being' arrangedv to oscillate together and said pawl-bar having no rotary movement except al slight oscillation on its Itho 5 IIC axis and means for holding said pawl-bar inactive. g

77. Ina numbering-machine, a series of numbering-Wheels, means for-.oscillating said Wheelsirom an inking-plane to a rintingplane and certain of said'wheels rom the printing-plane back to the inking-plane, and means for holding one of said wheels while the other wheels move beyond it on the backward oscillation.

78. In a numbering-machine, a series of numbering-wheels, means for oscillating said wheels from an inking-plane to a printingplane and certain of said wheels backward from the printing-plane to the inking-plane, moans for holding one of said wheels on4 the Wheels to move beyond it, and means formali-- ing this holding means inactive,

plone and certain of seidwheels backward other Wheelsl to move beyon it. o

numbering-Wheels, igiene and certain of seid Wheelsjbeckwerd e pgwl for holding one ofV said Wheels on che -beckward oscillation and permitting the othe .l Wheels to move beyond it, and'means ior hoding seid pewl inaogiv'e. v

Sl. lno numbering-machine, e series, numberingavheele, meene- -for oscillating said Wheels from en hiking-piene to' e, printing- `Wheels from an inking-plane to :L printingN piene and ceiiaoin of seid Wheels backward i'iom-.tlie printing-plane Lo the inking-plane, e ,pawl holding one of' seid wheels .onl the' backward oscillation and'permitting he other lWheels to move beyond it, :and periodically.- opereted meohenismoi controlling the posif mon of said powl..

Signed by meat day of July, 1905,

" LUIAS K SCOTFORD..

beckward oscillation and permitting the 'other I 79. lne numbering-machine, aeefies of numberingwheels', means fon oscillating seid 25 from the piqinting-plene to olie inking-plene', 4 a pawl for holding oneof seid Wheels on the backward oscillation and ermtting the 80. In e numbering-machine, aQseries of 3,9

i means 'for oscillatingsaid Chicago', lin'ois, V27th Wheels from im inkingplene to 'e printingi Witnesses: f Y 4 JOHN M. CAMERON,

M. M. IPNI'N.

om the printing-.plane iov the inking-plene, 

